> A good amount of people buy a certain car and maintain it, intending to run the vehicle into the ground completely.

See my 4runner that's older than I am. I am happy to give it its $400 per year in oil changes and amortized tires, along with $1500 repairs every other year because I know its repair ROI is extremely high (vs. whatever car make the reader believes is unreliable); every repair I make to it represents another XX,000 miles on the road.

(The 4WD and e-locker helps too)